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  • Beautiful Bob

    Bob Castle, who will be remembered as much for his generosity of spirit as his formidable marketing skills, died March 8. He was 69. The list veteran

  • Not Missing a Beat

    FEBRUARY SHOULD HAVE marked the start of a fantastic year for Jazzology, the nation’s oldest extant independent jazz label. The 56-year-old company had

  • 2007 Coupon Planning chart

    Whether its a “snip- snip” from a free-standing insert or the “click-click” of a downloadable offer, coupon distribution

  • Listline e-Newsletter 03/31/06

    Above All Marketing has assumed management of the Koolkids Vitamins
    list. This file names 648,995 parents who purchased daily vitamin
    supplements for children.

  • Public Relations on a Shoestring

    As PR professionals, we would love to tell you that communicating your message to the community and the media is a skill mastered by only a few and shouldn’t be attempted without years of training. But the truth is most of the small businesses we interact with have the panache and acumen to pull together a bang-up PR campaign with much less investment than they might think.

  • McDonald’s Launches Online McMorning Promo

    Area McDonald’s restaurants are giving consumers new reasons (and excuses) to think about breakfast via a new online campaign and interactive Web site.

  • Making Your Branding Initiative Soar from the Inside Out

    Most people by nature would rather stick to the status quo, especially if it’s worked in the past. Branding is no different. Why undertake a rebranding exercise? After all, the customers know you by your existing brand…it’s been working fine so far. The danger with this thinking, of course, is that you can lose your competitive edge and relevance before you know it.

  • Verizon Wireless Hits a Homerun with Baseball Promotions

    Verizon Wireless will use its sponsorship of 14 professional baseball teams this season to pitch a slew of contests and promotions in and outside of ballparks.